The Weekend IST List: June 2-4

SATURDAY [3]

[GLBT] Austin Pride Parade 2006 -- "Celebrating Family" at Downtown Austin (8:30pm) (link)

[benefit] A bunch of folks are throwing a big benefit party for Joe, who spent the last two months in the hospital with an ailing liver. Tons of stuff happening at this event -- karaoke underground, live music (Element7d, Go Nova, Just Guns), comedy (Mike MacRae), tacos and baked goods for sale, and a live auction featuring loads of nifty stuff donated by local merchants (Dog & Duck Pub, Mother Egan's, Flower Bucket and more). At Red Scoot Inn (5pm-1am) (link)

[music] Buttercup CD Release Show! With Tacks, the Boy Disaster and Girl in a Coma, plus aftershowparty with DJ Mathemagic at The Parish Room (link)

[music] Film School, Margot & the Nuclear So and Sos, Pompeii, Lalaland at Emo's (link)

[music] Sin Bandera at Bass Concert Hall (8pm) (link)

[music] Slaid Cleaves with Adam Carroll and Chris Montgomery at Cactus Café ($15, 9pm) (link)

[music] Sun of Sultans, Nathan Singleton at Trophys ($4, 10pm) (link)

[music] Grupo Fantasma at Threadgill's World HQ (9pm) (link)

[music] Go Nova with Speedy Colt and Just Guns at Red Scoot Inn (link)

[theatre] Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity (Episode III) at Blue Theater (8pm, $12-$35) (link)

[theatre] Minus Tide at Off Center (8pm, $10-$17) (link)

[theatre] You're No One's Someone Special/Lonley at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm) (link)

[dance] A Place to Land at 1610 W 19th (8pm, $12 online/$14 door) (link)

[theatre] An Incidental Formation/Artspark Festival at The Johnston Preparatory Academies PAC (8pm) (link)

[books] Karen and Ross King present Advancing Ethics and Democracy at BookPeople (3pm) (link)

[books] Diane Ladd presents Spiraling Through the School of Life at BookPeople (5pm) (link)

[books] Michael Fry presents Over the Hedge at Borders Westgate Marketplace (2pm) (link)

[art] Museum Store Artisan Showcase at AMOA Downtown (12-5pm) (link)

[art] Opening reception featuring ava sharifian paintings, coleman kelly woodcrafts, and sasha murphy jewelry at Fairhurst Gallery (5453 Burnet Road, 5-9pm) (link) (link)

[film ] Austin Air Guitar Championships at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm) (link)

[film ] Hedwig & the Angry Inch Sing-Along at Alamo Downtown (11:50pm, $11) (link)

SUNDAY [4]

[film/music] MySpace presents the Bside Roadshow at Republic Square Park -- Screening Party for "Before the Music Dies" with Black Before Red, Go Nova, and Guy Forsyth (6pm, Free) (link)

[music] Benefit for Guide Dogs of Texas: Stingers, Chadd Thomas and the Crazy Kings, Monkeys plus Heart & Soul Soundsystem at Emo's (link)

[music] Holy Ghost Party! A special night for Ruthie Foster, Jones Family Singers, Endurance, James Hand and the St. James Baptist Church Choir at the Paramount Theatre (7pm) (link)

[theatre] Hand Grenade Holly/Artspark Festival at The Johnston Preparatory Academies PAC (8pm) (link)

[dance] Corbin Dancers at One World Theatre (5pm) (link)

[books] Bob Scheff presents The Medical Mentor: Get the Health Care You Deserve in Today's Medical System at BookPeople (3pm) (link)

[film] Now I'm 64: Paul McCartney Birthday Sing-Along at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm, $10) (link)

[music] Go throw washers at the Midgetmen at the inaugural show of 101x's "Acoustic Summer Music Sessions" with Kissinger at Freddie's (Free, All Ages, 3:30pm) (link)

Weekly IST List compiled by Allen Y Chen, Matthew Odam, Jonathon Morgan, and Lisa Bintrim. Please let us know about any corrections or additions!